Anti CCP positivity in RA
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most common systemic inflammatory, Auto immune Rheumatic disease of unknown etiology. Although the precise aetiology of RA remains unknown, there is strong evidence for autoimmunity, The present study is to evaluate the significance of AntiCCP antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis and to compare it with other Connective Tissue Disorders (CTD including SLE, and Osteo Arthritis (OA) and in Healthy Blood Donors as Control.
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Anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) using a peptide of filaggrin has been used extensively as a new serologic marker of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1,2). Many studies have confirmed that anti-CCP enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is as sensitive as rheumatoid factor (RF) and much more specific for RA among various rheumatic diseases (2). However, anti- CCP in other diseases has been less well studied.
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